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CSU Student Orientation Working Party Report to Transition Steering
Committee – November 2010
Background
Since the last report to the Transition Steering Committee the CSU Student Orientation Working
Party has been finalising the new orientation program structure and prepared information to be
disseminated to key stakeholders of the University.
The implementation of orientation program services and online resources is being coordinated by
Student Services and a summary fact sheet of the orientation program objectives as developed by
the CSU Orientation Program Working Party was been distributed on 15 November 2010.
As identified by the CSU Orientation Program Working Party the orientation objectives are providing
a foundation for launching the enhanced orientation program. The Working Party notes that an
integrated and supportive orientation program for commencing students will be progressively
implemented over 2011 and beyond as part of the continual development of services and systems of
the University.
Summary
The delivery of an enhanced orientation program will be an ongoing process with many new services
and resource being available in Session 1 2011 (201130). Through the Faculty Sub Deans, each
School and the Course Directors will receive a summary of orientation objectives and a checklist of
services and resources available for students. This checklist will be continually updated and
distributed to the key stakeholders of the University by the Working Party.
It is the responsibility of each Faculty and Division to implement the orientation objectives and many
of these objectives will be progressively introduced over the next year with the Faculties and
Divisions working in collaboration to achieve this. With the restructuring of the curriculum to
support transition, it is recognised that some of the objectives will take time to be fully imbedded
within the Faculty curriculum.
Progress
An outline of what has been achieved since the last report to the Transition Steering Committee by
the CSU Student Orientation Program Working Party in the coordination of orientation activities is
provided below.
1. The CSU Orientation Program Working Party Communication Plan for the dissemination for the
orientation program information and reports was agreed on at the Working Party meeting on 21
October 2010.
2. Summary Fact Sheet for Deans, Head of Schools and Divisions was distributed to Woking Party
members on 15 November 2010 to disseminate to key stakeholders in their area of
responsibilities.
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3. The matrix for the orientation objectives is a working document and continues to be updated.
Faculty Sub Deans have been asked to provide the Faculty and School orientation activities as
they become available.
4. A list of services and resources for orientation has been developed to provided Faculties, Schools
and Divisions with a list of all the new services and resource that will be available for Session 1
2011 (201130).
5. The Student Life Interact site was closed on the 11 November 2010, the same day the new
Orientation website went live. The Guide to Learning website was also closed the same day. All
url’s to these sites have been redirected to the Orientation website.
6. TAFE and International Co-operative Institutes orientation program information and resources
have been reviewed and are being redesigned to incorporate the new orientation program.
7. The minimum standard for course induction booklets provided by the Schools has been
completed and a design template has been developed to ensure a consistency across the
university.
8. The O Week Working Party has completed the redevelopment of the on campus O Week
program.
9. A matrix for the O Week Program structure and a minimum standard for the school advisory
sessions have been disseminated to the campus based O Week Working Parties by the Student
Support Officers responsible for coordinating O Week on each campus.
10. An outline for the Commencement Ceremony has also been developed for Heads of Campus.
11. A report template for Faculties and Divisions to report on their orientation activities has been
drafted and circulated to the Working Party for their comments.
Future Actions and Timelines
Dissemination of information and support requirements to key stakeholders for the Orientation
Program and O Week Program to continue until early February 2011
Completion of O Week Programs for each campus by the end of December 2010
Distribution of TAFE and International Co-operative Institutes orientation program information
and resources by January 2011
Development of an ongoing evaluation and reporting process for Faculties and Divisions at the
end of each Session by early February 2011
23 Nov 2010 Prepared by Chris Roche, Orientation Coordinator